Spy synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
To act as a spy
secret-service agent
An agent is defined as someone or something that makes something happen.
Some moles that appear after the age of twenty could be a sign of skin cancer.
A person on a police force, whose work is investigating and trying to solve crimes
(Military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
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investigate (related)
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information
A person who carries on espionage or similar work of a secret nature, as for a government
counterspy
A spy used in counterespionage
espionage agent
A secret agent, an informer, or a spy.
To make a search; seek.
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To perceive with the mind; detect:
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). [from 13th c.]
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
A spy employed by two rival espionage organizations
A watcher or sentinel.
wiretapper
A person who installs, or monitors wiretaps
undercover man
counterintelligence agent
To survey or study mentally; consider:
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
To follow along at the heels of someone
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To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
Observe is defined as to celebrate, to see or watch.
Examine is defined as to analyze, inspect or carefully study.
take-note
To pay attention; to take notice; to note
To discover is defined as to learn something new, become aware of something or to find something, especially if you are the first to locate it.
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(Sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
To be partially visible; show:
To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
spy upon
To act as a spy
set a watch on
To act as a spy
Hound is defined as to hunt, chase or urge on.
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To follow the course taken by; pursue:
To keep to or stick to:
To move about stealthily; sneak.
(--- Informal) To put in a spot in a schedule or listing
meddle (related)
To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)
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(Slang) To look over carefully, esp. in preparation for an intended robbery
To discover or manage to perceive (something hidden or not easily noticed)
To act as a spy
The definition of inspect is to carefully look over someone or something, especially to determine if minimum criteria or standards are met.
To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit:
To act as a spy
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To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
To act as a spy
stake-out
To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
To act as a spy
A participant of an operation.
To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
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To appear by glimpses.
secret (or undercover) agent
undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
assassin (related)
gun-toting (related)
spying (related)
renegade (related)
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kidnap (related)
pirate (related)
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
A person who watches, esp. one who keeps watch beside a sick or dead person
Find another word for spy. In this page you can discover 77 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spy, like: saboteur, intelligence agent, secret-service agent, agent, mole, detective, observer, investigate, secret-agent, counterspy and espionage agent.